NHTSA Complaint #10352504 — 2005 CHEVROLET EQUINOX

THIS COMPLAINT IS IN REGARDS TO THE CAR ITSELF, AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR AND WINDOW SWITCHES. I PURCHASED A 2005 CHEVY EQUINOX FROM CHRIS NICKEL DEALERSHIP (USED). FOR $10,000 ON JUNE 12, 2010 ;NOT EVEN 2 WEEKS AFTER PURCHASING THIS VEHICLE THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW WOULD NOT ROLL UP......IT HAD THE MOTOR IN THE WINDOW GO OUT......HAD TO HAVE IT REPLACED..... AT 8 WEEKS OF OWNING IT....THE BRAKES WERE SQUEALING........TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP......THEY SAID IT IS NORMAL FOR THESE CARS AND BRAKES TO DO THAT........THEY SAID THEY TURNED THE ROTORS AND GRAVITATED THEM AND SAID IT WOULD FIX THE PROBLEM......ON MY WAY HOME....THE CAR AIR CONDITIONER WAS BLOWING OUT HOT AIR......I ONCE AGAIN CALLED THE DEALERSHIP......THEY SAID IT WAS MOST LIKELY CAUSED BY LOW FREON........HOWEVER 2 WEEKS LATER IT STARTED MAKING A FUNNY NOISE........TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC TO HAVE IT CHECKED OUT.......TOLD IT I WAS TO CONTINUE TO DRIVE IT......IT WOULD LOCK UP THE ENGINE.........IT COST 918.00 TO HAVE IT REPAIRED.......(CALLED THE DEALERSHIP TO LET THEM KNOW OF THIS PROBLEM....REFUSED TO LISTEN AND MAKE CUSTOMERS HAPPY........ IN MY PURCHASE......THEY HAD A CERTIFIED MECHANIC INSPECTORS SIGNED AND DATED FORM SHOWING THAT ALL ITEMS HAD BEEN CHECKED AND THEY WERE IN TIP TOP SHAPE........NOW I AM WONDERING DO THEY JUST GO THROUGH AND PLACE A CHECK MARK IN ALL THE BOXES BECAUSE SOME OF THE BOXES WERE CHECKED AND THEY ARE NOT INCLUDED IN MY CAR.......... I BELIEVE THAT THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM IN THESE VEHICLES AND COSTING CONSUMERS LOTS OF MONEY THEY SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PUT OUT.....PLEASE CHECK INTO THIS AND CORRECT THE PROBLEM.......MAKE THE CONSUMERS HAPPY CHECK OUT THIS WEBSITE FOR MORE COMPLAINTS ON THE 2005 CHEVY EQUINOX WWW.ABOUTAUTOMOBILE.COM/COMPLAINT/2005/CHEVROLET/EQUINOX/COOLING+SYSTEM. *TR